The Mediation Skills Training Institute is designed to equip church leaders with the skills necessary to deal effectively with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict. The five-day institute also includes a component on congregational mediation and consultation, placed within the context of family systems theory. Although focused primarily on the church setting, the skills learned are directly transferable to other settings. Thus, managers in business, attorneys, experienced mediators, and others in leadership will be enriched by the training as well.…

In cooperation with the Leadership Development Team of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, Lombard Mennonite Peace Center will sponsor its Clergy Clinic in Family Emotional Process in the spring, summer, and fall of 2019. Registration for this nine-day event is now closed.  Your next opportunity to participate in Clergy Clinic will be for the 2019-2020 series, beginning in the fall of 2019.